The Effects of Water Erosion

During science, the students are having fun doing experiments to see how water changes the land when it flows over it. Using sand tables with earth material, they create a water source and observe the water as it flows across the land. Changes happened quickly in our sand tables- with a river channel, then a canyon and a delta. These same changes can take thousands of years on earth! We discovered that the quantity of water and the steepness of slope really increase the amount of erosion and deposition.

Next, students are planning individual experiments. They want to see what happens when people build houses along rivers or try to control a river channel.

Third Quarter Reward

The third quarter reward for all 5th grade classes was game time for students with exceptional behavior. During 7th period, last Friday, those students got to choose between computer games, arts and crafts, board games and lego construction.

The 4th quarter goal is to hand all work in on time with no late assignments. Our class is motivated to reach that goal !

Capture the Flag

After earning 10 class pride points, the class voted to play Capture the Flag as their reward. We went outside and enjoyed the beautiful day while players worked to sneak to the opposing side, rescue a team mate from "jail" or try to steal the other team's flag.

5th Grade Concert

What a great job all the 5th graders did at their spring concert! All the extra practice paid off and the music sounded great. It was fun to see the dancers and the instrumental parts for one of the songs.

How does light travel?

During our light unit, we have been discovering how light travels. First we found evidence for the claim that light travels in a straight path. When we shined it through a comb, we saw that light rays spread out as they travel.

Then we set up mirror obstacle courses to bounce light along a path. The students planned their courses first, using rulers to draw straight lines to show the predicted path of reflected light.

Next, everyone tested their plan to see if they could reflect the light along the planned path.

Another experiment we tried was to see how things looked different when we looked at images through water. We discovered that water definitely stretched and magnified text and images. Next, we learned that was called refraction, when the light bends as it travels from air to water.

Finishing Our Flags

After several weeks of composing words, revising, and practicing our handwriting, we were finally ready for the last step of our flag project-- lettering the words on that beautiful flag print. Knowing they would soon be completed and framed into the finished project was exciting for us!

Everyone is eager for their families to see the finished product on conference day!

Hoops For Heart

Mr. Hoover organized a Hoops for Heart event at our school which raised money for the American Heart Association. We had great participation, and everyone had fun rotating among the various stations in the gym.